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I've noticed slightly longer load times for some games, however, I've not noticed any in-game lag on my PSTV [ENSO 3.65+] using a 1TB 7200RPM drive. Just make sure it has its own power source. Single USB hard drives will not power up without a second source (Y USB cable with the other end plugged into a wall adapter/computer/other USB power source; wall outlet.)

I am having a small issue with incorrect freespace showing up, though. This may be an exFAT issue, though.
 

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I've noticed slightly longer load times for some games, however, I've not noticed any in-game lag on my PSTV [ENSO 3.65+] using a 1TB 7200RPM drive. Just make sure it has its own power source. Single USB hard drives will not power up without a second source (Y USB cable with the other end plugged into a wall adapter/computer/other USB power source; wall outlet.)

I am having a small issue with incorrect freespace showing up, though. This may be an exFAT issue, though.

Wrong, I am able to power mine with a Single USB 3.0 Micro cable, it is more on how much Ampheres the HDD needs, I use a 0.55A HDD and it works fine.
 

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Wrong, I am able to power mine with a Single USB 3.0 Micro cable, it is more on how much Ampheres the HDD needs, I use a 0.55A HDD and it works fine.

While that can be true, most of the hard drives on the market pull more than a single ampere. Out of the ten drives I've tested, the only one to work with a single plug was a 2.5" SSD. I chose not to use it since it was only a 250 GB drive as opposed to a 1TB HDD.
 

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While that can be true, most of the hard drives on the market pull more than a single ampere. Out of the ten drives I've tested, the only one to work with a single plug was a 2.5" SSD. I chose not to use it since it was only a 250 GB drive as opposed to a 1TB HDD.

Well I got lucky, was able to get a 640GB drive to run with my PS TV without any Y USB cable or USB HDD, I tried drives that Amp rating was like 0.85 and they wouldn't work, I think the limit is around 0.5Amp.
 
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Well I got lucky, was able to get a 640GB drive to run with my PS TV without any Y USB cable or USB HDD, I tried drives that Amp rating was like 0.85 and they wouldn't work, I think the limit is around 0.5Amp.

Nice! I wish I could say the same. it's a bit inconvenient when I want to move the system from my desk to a TV. Either way, thanks for letting me know that there are larger drives out there that will work! I'll have to research what I can upgrade to with a single plug :)
 
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